Submitting Institution: Wales (University of)

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Summary of the impact

Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (GPC) is a historical dictionary
similar to the Oxford English Dictionary, and is the acknowledged
authority on the spelling, derivation and meaning of Welsh words. Apart
from its scholarly uses, it is used in all areas of the Welsh public
sphere, providing the lexical information necessary to produce terminology
for bilingual documentation in fields such as government, education,
health, law and business. GPC has always had a network of
voluntary readers and informants, and uses both old and new media to seek
examples of contemporary usage and to promote public interest in the
language. A concise version of the dictionary has been freely available
online since 2003, and a full version will be launched in 2014.

Submitting Institutions

University of Wales,University of Wales, Trinity Saint David

Unit of Assessment

Modern Languages and Linguistics

Summary Impact Type

Cultural

Research Subject Area(s)

Summary of the impact

This project has contributed to Welsh culture by increasing appreciation
of the poetry of one of the finest exponents of the bardic tradition, by
using that poetry to promote understanding of the literature and history
of medieval Wales, and by collaborating with other organisations to
further their promotion of Wales's cultural heritage. Impact has been
achieved by innovative use of digital technology and by dissemination
focusing on significant sites and artefacts featured in the poetry.